Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae)

  • Patrícia Elesbão Silva Rodrigues Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan. Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, São Paulo 05503‑900, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-3940
  • Daniela Martínez-Tores Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Edificio 425, Oficina 105, Bogotá, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8865-927X
  • Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” – UNESP, Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane km 5, Jaboticabal, 14884-900, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-0954
  • Antonio Domingos Brescovit Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan. Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, São Paulo 05503‑900, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1511-5324
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015
Keywords: diplopods, new taxa, Neotropical, Myriapoda

Abstract

Colombocricus gen. nov. is established for two species from Colombia, with C. tegua gen. et sp. nov. designed as the type species. Based on the type material and fresh specimens, Rhinocricus fundipudens (Karsh, 1881) is transferred to the new genus Colombocricus gen. nov. and its redescription is presented. In addition, a key to males and a map of distribution of the genus is provided.

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Published
2025-08-26
How to Cite
Rodrigues, P. E. S., Martínez-Tores, D., Rodrigues, E. N. L., & Brescovit, A. D. (2025). Colombocricus gen. nov., a new genus of millipede from Colombia (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 1012(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1012.3015
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Vol. 1012 (2025)
Section
Research article

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